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Good Month: Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British physicist who created the World Wide Web, has been awarded the Order of Merit, one of the UK’s most prestigious honours.

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Pesticides you can eat

The quest for effective pesticides free of chemical nasties has been going for years. Now TyraTech, an American research company which floated on AIM this month, believes it has the answer.

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The Toshiba Portégé R400-100

If you appreciate the beautiful things in life and go weak at the knees over sleek design, this should get your heart racing.

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Singing from the same hymnsheet

Social entrepreneurship may call to mind images of determined businesspeople turning their talents to good causes.

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Todd Hannula: All in a good cause

For Todd Hannula, success wasn’t enough. A former salesman, dotcom entrepreneur and ‘corporate boob’, as he puts it, Hannula was pursuing a lucrative career in the US when in the summer of 2005 he decided to give it all up.

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What I’m reading now

Great Brand Stories: Innocent: Building a brand from nothing but fruit, by John Simmons (published by Cyan Books) - reviewed by Richard Warmsley, head of internet on the move, T-Mobile UK

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Creative businesses face ‘analysis gap’

From video games developers to firms of architects, creative businesses of all kinds struggle to get adequate financing due to a misconception that they cannot be analysed systematically, claims a new report.

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Those fatal business mistakes

It's often said that the best entrepreneurs are those who throw caution to the wind to ensure their ideas and dreams become a reality. I disagree with this point of view as innovative flair and business acumen do not always go hand-in-hand. If they did, the 5,400 UK businesses going bust every year would be dramatically reduced.

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Creative businesses face ‘analysis gap’

From video games developers to firms of architects, creative businesses of all kinds struggle to get adequate financing due to a misconception that they cannot be analysed systematically, claims a new report.

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Those fatal business mistakes

It's often said that the best entrepreneurs are those who throw caution to the wind to ensure their ideas and dreams become a reality. I disagree with this point of view as innovative flair and business acumen do not always go hand-in-hand. If they did, the 5,400 UK businesses going bust every year would be dramatically reduced.

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Interview with Streetcar co-founder Andrew Valentine

Operating in London, Brighton and Southampton, car share company Streetcar has 10,000 members. It will soon expand its geographical coverage and anticipates membership to rise to 150,000 by 2012. We catch up with co-founder Andrew Valentine.

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The egg & muffin toaster

Breakfast sets you up for the day. However, when you’re running a business, you may struggle to find time for such a luxury.

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Eye tracking… the next big thing?

Gauging the effectiveness of an advertising campaign is a serious business. What seemed like a neat device for science fiction films a few years ago is becoming a reality through eye tracking.

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Dave Brooks: What I wish I’d known

Dave Brooks is CEO of cakemaker Finsbury Foods. Since taking control in 2002, he has seen profits rise as a result of his hands-on approach to management and business.

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